Charlar Barnes

Practical, collaborative therapy for everyday challenges

LPC Alabama

Experience: 10 years in practice
Focus areas: Compassion fatigue, Stress, Anxiety, LGBT
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Charlar

Charlar Barnes is an LPC based in Alabama who brings a decade of clinical experience to her work supporting people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns.

Background and approach

She combines practical, evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered listening to help clients explore feelings, reframe unhelpful thoughts, and develop concrete coping strategies. Her background includes work addressing compassion fatigue, career questions, self-esteem struggles, and issues tied to identity and multicultural concerns.

Clients encounter a therapy style that emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person's pace and perspective. Charlar also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques when appropriate to help people identify goals, strengthen motivation, and build step-by-step plans for change.

Her clinical interests extend to body image, communication and commitment issues, loneliness, forgiveness, jealousy, life purpose, veteran and armed forces issues, and women's concerns.

Charlar is the author of "Losing Myself, Funding Me: The journey of survival, strength, and the courage to embrace your authentic self," and she encourages those taking the first step toward support to acknowledge the courage that involves.

Approaches for Online Growth and Change

Charlar integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered methods to support change in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and self-esteem work. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and helping clients feel understood, creating space to explore emotions and personal values.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with clients to clarify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then tailors techniques accordingly so the therapeutic plan fits each person's needs and pace.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility around work, family, and geography. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to practice skills between sessions, while allowing clients to select the mode of communication that best supports their engagement and progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

She works with a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, compassion fatigue, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes.

What is the therapist's general approach and style?

Her practice emphasizes client-centered listening combined with practical techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies to help clients set goals and try new coping skills.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 10 years of professional experience working with clients across a variety of life concerns and therapeutic goals.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

She holds LPC credentials with the details GA LPC LPC011345 and AL LPC LPC03570 and practices in Alabama.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available for working together?

Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference and scheduling.

How are fees and payment structured?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy with this clinician?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Compassion fatigue

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoaching

Additional focus areas

Body imageCommitment issuesCommunication problemsForgivenessIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsSelf-loveWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Alabama, Georgia

Languages

English